The Vatican is opening the most solemn period of Holy Week with a recovering Pope Francis largely on the sidelines.

Take the fast train from Lecce to Rome and you’ll see buildings recede, replaced by sea, shore and countryside.

Antoni Gaudí, the celebrated Catalan long nicknamed “God’s architect” for designing Barcelona’s Sagrada Família, has been put on the path to sainthood by the Vatican.

Two popes who played instrumental roles in building the world's largest church now gaze at one another with renewed clarity in the apse of St. Peter's Basilica.

The statute depicts a man seated on a bench “who appears to be a homeless person” carrying only two possessions: a full backpack on his shoulder and a stick in one hand.

European monarchs and religious entities had a penchant for erecting massively elaborate and intricately beautiful monuments ...

The Vatican will mark the 20th anniversary of the death of Pope Saint John Paul ... in four centuries, John Paul II served for 27 years, until his death on 2 April 2005 at the age of 84. Around four ...

The South West Coast 300 takes in some of Scotland’s most sublime mountains, forests, sandy beaches, castles and quiet Georgian towns ...

Paul American is a reality series about the crazy lives of Logan Paul and Jake Paul, both of whom have essentially built their massive YouTube followings into business and sports empires. In ...

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ST PAUL, Minn. — The only grocery store for downtown St. Paul's 10,000-person population officially closed on Wednesday. Lunds & Byerlys announced on March 7 its intent to close the store ...